are there any Golfers in the house?

where is best course in Nigeria?

where is the best slops?

any Golf training schools?

does it mean no Golfer on nairaland?

does this mean naija is only about 'football'?

landis:

are there any Golfers in the house?

where is best course in Nigeria?

where is the best slops?

any Golf training schools?

u can try abraka golf course in delta, my dad does that side with his friends a few times in a month!


golf training school, u would struggle to get one and there are hardly any slope!!

The best course is in Abuja.

very private tho.

Golf Training?

baba you are on your own!

CARUSO:

u can try abraka golf course in delta, my dad does that side with his friends a few times in a month!

golf training school, u would struggle to get one and there are hardly any slope!!

thanks for that, just that abraka is far away for me.

I need something in south-west area.

Gamine:

The best course is in Abuja.
very private tho.
Golf Training?
baba you are on your own!

ok. is that IBB golf Course?

Gamine,  how do you know I am 'baba'?
Baba is in OTA after destroying Nigeria

Love golf to bits (offcourse interest stemmed from domination of d tiger).
will probably start playing very soon.
anyone watching the opens starting 2morrow? no tiger means level playing field as long as leftie (phil mickleson) doesn't forget his putting skills across the sea!
Open are notorius for difficult greens and absurd tees

Their is one near recreation club in IB
Oyinlola has been spotted playing 8 or so holes during wkds

jay bee:

Their is one near recreation club in IB
Oyinlola has been spotted playing 8 or so holes during wkds

yeah i think i heard about that one, but i am not sure of the state now though, it looked a bit of a mess the last time i saw it!!

@Landis

yes its the IBB course.

You be baba na.lol
you wan deny am!

Gamine:

@Landis

yes its the IBB course.

You be baba na.lol
you wan deny am!

I no be baba , but I dey kampe.



I will check out the IBB Golf course.

Kampe Baba.

I have golfclubs, holla when u dey go the course o

jay bee:

Love golf to bits (offcourse interest stemmed from domination of d tiger).
will probably start playing very soon.
anyone watching the opens starting 2morrow? no tiger means level playing field as long as leftie (phil mickleson) doesn't forget his putting skills across the sea!
Open are notorius for difficult greens and absurd tees

I might be watching. I usually watch all the majors but like you I'm a huge Tiger fan. I just feel its going to be so boring without him Garcia, Els, Mickelson, Singh and the lot of them have no fire and no drama. Golf will def suffer a loss in viewership in the absence of Tiger.

Gamine:

Kampe Baba.

I have golfclubs, holla when u dey go the course o

Gamine,

Your profile says female, so do you have men right-hand clubs? is it complete 14-set?

This would help as I dont have to bring my clubs along to naija. also you in Lagos or Abuja?

so do you have men right-hand clubs? is it complete 14-set?

well, erhm i will check and let you know when im in Abuja.

im in Lagos right now.

hi, if you are really serious about the golf tour, you can play at eiter ikoyi club or ikeja club in lagos. i know you can rent clubs @ ikoyi club range for that purpose. there are quite a lot of other courses. Sagamu in ogun state is also an option. i hear Abeokuta course is a absolute horror (never tried it) and there is the miccom course in osun, looks decepptively simple (been there once but couldnt play cos was there for an event). hope above info is helpful

Golf in Nigeria has a long way to go!!!

@wolerex,

I emailed ikoyi club if non-members allowed but never got response back since 3months.

thats not enouraging. is Sagamu course still active? you need to be staff of WAPCO. I used to play there in the 90s.

I would like to arrange things down as very busy schedule when around.

@Gamine,
ok. where are the clubs?

I can always pick in any location and return back to same.

The clubs are in abuja

hi landis,

there are quite a number of clubs across the country but most require you to be a member or the guest of a member. ikoyi club, allows members' guests to play for token pre-defined fees BUT i dont think it allows "walk-in" day players.

I think sagamu is still active, though its more of a brown than green. i know miccom allows guests of the hotel to play on their course. the akwa-ibom course in uyo also allows the guests of its hotel to play for a minimal fee.

i wouldnt worry too much about the clubs, IF you plan to play at any of the established clubs, you will get clbs for hire there. hope this helps!!

wolerex,

thanks for the feedback. do you know if there 5-hole course with good drive-range?

something for beginners and amateurs?

This could be way to encourage middle income Nigerians into the game.

Gamine,
I will get across to you when in Abuja. I would try out IBB golf Course.

Cool.

Hi again Landis! you should enjoy IBB Golf course, havent played it, but conventional wisdom is that its pretty good. as for the existence of ranges and mini courses (being anything below 9 holes), i dont know of any existing ones. I will ask one of the pro players at ikoyi club next week.

but you are right, more ranges, would attract higher interest to the game.


at Gamine, sounds like you are looking forward to landis coming to town!

yeah

i want to try the game atleast

get some stress off

its actually a good way to de-stress, if you want to play in lagos, you can come as a guest to ikoyi club! give it a thought. it will slowly consume you if you get into it, but its fantastic for de-stressing

are you giving me an invite??

i don't have clubs here

that can be arranged. Send me an email, if you truly want to play and i will sort it out for you. to answer, your question, yes you are invited.

yay!

thanks

i will send u a mail

you are welcome. who knows u just might be a natural and we share your earnings

wolerex

its actually a good way to de-stress, if you want to play in lagos, you can come as a guest to ikoyi club! give

Seem you have contacts in Ikoyi Club.

It would be nice if you also give Ikoyi Club my feedback.

Email sent over 3month and no response.

I hope they know: emails are meant to be replied to.

Enjoy the game with Gamine and make sure you follow all the rules from green to bunkers etc.

hehehhe

to which bunkers

@ landis - ikoyi club being a members club can be snotty! i am actually shocked they even have an email address for enquiries! but i will find out from the course manager next week. but drop me a line when coming to town, you know numbers makes the game more fun!

@ gamine - fret not, its not what you think , bunkers are obstacles designed to make your life hell on the course